CALENDAR

TODAY Last day to add courses. In order to add a class, you must fill out a drop/add form with your advisor and have them sign it. Once the form is completed, bring it to the Office of the Registrar ...

EDITORIAL – Shalala’s bold move

Admitting you made a mistake is hard to do, and when you're in a position of power it can be even harder. The news is full of stories of politicians trying to avoid the blame or point fingers at other...

Cross country teams boast young, deep squads

Cross country is working its way to being a prominent program at the University of Miami. Each year brings a stronger and bigger group of runners for both the men's and women's teams. "This is the de...

MTV Celebrities Ride out the storm with Miami

The damage sustained by Miami during Hurricane Katrina seemed a world away from the American Airlines Arena Sunday night. MTV and the city of Miami worked hard to make the return of the VMAs run smoot...

Rowing to the white carpet

A hot ride: The UM men's rowing club escorted rapper David Banner to the white carpet of the VMAs Sunday as part of an mtvU documentary, which aired Wednesday and can be found online at www.mtvu.com.F...

Grand Theft Auto: a double standard for sex, killing

Children and teens will have to wait until they turn 18 before they can get their dose of virtual, videogame sex, but the killing of people and fantasy creatures rages on. This past summer, Rockstar'...

Toni Morrison speaks at UM Convocation Center

Toni Morrison, winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize for literature and a 1987 Pulitzer Prize, spoke to the UM community about the importance of understanding the past and the world's need for artists at the...

Road trippin’ to Tally: entertainment for the long drive through Flor...

Hurricane Katrina blew through the state last weekend, dampening all Miami activities, so for the lucky students that grabbed tickets to the much anticipated football game against state rivals Florida...

UMNEWS – Hurricane research has early successes

The Rainband and Intensity Change Experiment (RAINEX) began its research this weekend with Hurricane Katrina and became the first hurricane research project to fly planes nearly simultaneously inside ...

(Mis)handle with care

As Tropical Storm Katrina churned toward South Florida with the speed of an Astrovan stuck in neutral, hundreds of doe-eyed freshmen braced for the worst. They would be stuck in the dorms. To which ...

The Miami Hurricane

Student newspaper at the University of Miami